''Dialium'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the family

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

, subfamily

Dialioideae The subfamily Dialioideae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae (legumes). This subfamily includes many tropical trees and shrubs. The subfamily consists of 17 genera, which are widespread throughout the tropics. It has the foll ...

. Velvet tamarind is a common name for several species. The genus includes 37 species which range from the tropical Americas to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, India, Indochina, and western

Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...

Species

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accepted the following species: * ''

Dialium angolense ''Dialium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. Velvet tamarind is a common name for several species. The genus includes 37 species which range from the tropical Americas to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagasca ...

'' Welw. ex Oliv. * ''

Dialium bipindense ''Dialium bipindense'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Cameroon and Gabon. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural ha ...

'' Harms * ''

Dialium cochinchinense ''Dialium cochinchinense'', the velvet tamarind, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Borneo and Indochina (Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam), but may have been introduced to Sri Lanka, Ghana ...

'' Pierre * ''

Dialium congestum ''Dialium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. Velvet tamarind is a common name for several species. The genus includes 37 species which range from the tropical Americas to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagasca ...

'' M.J.Falcão & Mansano * '' Dialium dinklagei'' Harms * '' Dialium englerianum'' Henriq. * '' Dialium excelsum'' Louis ex Steyaert * ''

Dialium graciliflorum ''Dialium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. Velvet tamarind is a common name for several species. The genus includes 37 species which range from the tropical Americas to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagasca ...

'' Harms * '' Dialium guianense'' (Aubl.) Sandwith * ''

Dialium guineense ''Dialium guineense'', the velvet tamarind, is a tall, tropical, fruit-bearing tree in the family Fabaceae. It has small, typically grape-sized, edible fruits with brown, hard, inedible shells. Distribution and habitat ''Dialium guineense'' is n ...

'' Willd. * ''

Dialium heterophyllum ''Dialium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. Velvet tamarind is a common name for several species. The genus includes 37 species which range from the tropical Americas to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagasca ...

'' M.J.Falcão & Mansano * ''

Dialium hexaestaminatum ''Dialium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. Velvet tamarind is a common name for several species. The genus includes 37 species which range from the tropical Americas to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagasca ...

'' M.J.Falcão & Mansano * ''

Dialium hexasepalum ''Dialium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. Velvet tamarind is a common name for several species. The genus includes 37 species which range from the tropical Americas to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagasca ...

'' Harms * ''

Dialium holtzii ''Dialium holtzii'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is b ...

'' Harms * ''

Dialium hydnocarpoides ''Dialium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. Velvet tamarind is a common name for several species. The genus includes 37 species which range from the tropical Americas to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagasca ...

'' de Wit * ''

Dialium indum ''Dialium indum'', the tamarind-plum or velvet tamarind, is a tall, tropical, fruit-bearing tree. It belongs to the family Fabaceae, and has small, typically grape-sized edible fruits with brown hard inedible shells. No reports of Plant cultivat ...

'' L. - type species * ''

Dialium kasaiense ''Dialium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. Velvet tamarind is a common name for several species. The genus includes 37 species which range from the tropical Americas to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagasca ...

'' Louis ex Steyaert * ''

Dialium kunstleri ''Dialium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. Velvet tamarind is a common name for several species. The genus includes 37 species which range from the tropical Americas to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagasca ...

'' Prain * ''

Dialium latifolium ''Dialium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. Velvet tamarind is a common name for several species. The genus includes 37 species which range from the tropical Americas to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagasca ...

'' Harms * ''

Dialium lopense ''Dialium lopense'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Gabon. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able ...

'' Breteler * ''

Dialium madagascariense ''Dialium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. Velvet tamarind is a common name for several species. The genus includes 37 species which range from the tropical Americas to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagasca ...

'' Baill. ex Drake * ''

Dialium occidentale ''Dialium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. Velvet tamarind is a common name for several species. The genus includes 37 species which range from the tropical Americas to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagasca ...

'' (Capuron) Du Puy & R.Rabev. * ''

Dialium orientale ''Dialium orientale'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae.It is found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. The fruit of this tree is a popular snack in Kenya and known as ''pepeta''. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction ...

'' Baker f. * ''

Dialium ovoideum ''Dialium ovoideum'' is a tropical species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. The Sinhala (Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an ...

'' Thwaites * ''

Dialium pachyphyllum ''Dialium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. Velvet tamarind is a common name for several species. The genus includes 37 species which range from the tropical Americas to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagasca ...

'' Harms * '' Dialium pentandrum'' Louis ex Steyaert * ''

Dialium platysepalum ''Dialium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. Velvet tamarind is a common name for several species. The genus includes 37 species which range from the tropical Americas to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagasca ...

'' Baker * '' Dialium pobeguinii'' Pellegr. * '' Dialium poggei'' Harms * '' Dialium polyanthum'' Harms (synonym ''Dialium corbisieri'' Staner) * ''

Dialium reygaertii ''Dialium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. Velvet tamarind is a common name for several species. The genus includes 37 species which range from the tropical Americas to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagasca ...

'' De Wild. * ''

Dialium rondoniense ''Dialium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. Velvet tamarind is a common name for several species. The genus includes 37 species which range from the tropical Americas to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagasca ...

'' M.J.Falcão & Mansano * ''

Dialium schlechteri ''Dialium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. Velvet tamarind is a common name for several species. The genus includes 37 species which range from the tropical Americas to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagasca ...

'' Harms * '' Dialium tessmannii'' Harms * '' Dialium travancoricum'' Bourd. * '' Dialium unifoliolatum'' Capuron * '' Dialium zenkeri'' Harms

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